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During the event, the Coast Guard Region 1 Command cooperated with local Party Committee and authorities to present 50 gift packages, worth VND 1 million each, 100 national flags, 70 boxes of medical facemasks and 70 bottles of hand sanitizer to needy fishermen in Quang Trach district. On the occasion, the mission also distributed leaflets with information related to sea and islands and law and conducted dissemination activities to raise fishermen’s knowledge of regulations on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. According to Standing Deputy Head of the provincial Party Committee’s Mass Mobilization Commission Phan Xuan Khanh, this was a significant activity of the Coast Guard Region 1 Command. It showed the unit’s responsibility and care for policy beneficiaries and needy people in the province. He added that such practical activities will encourage fishermen to continue fishing at sea and help forces’ efforts in popularizing the Party’s guidelines and …

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This is part of economic diplomatic activities implemented by the Vietnamese Embassy in conjunction with the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia. Speaking at a ceremony to launch the program in Melbourne on November 20, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh said that Vietnam's tra and basa have long been popular in many choosy markets such as the U.S., Europe and Japan. In Australia, these products are also very famous and present in most supermarkets and food stores across the country. The program is expected to be carried out in many different locations in Australia, including an online “Pangasius Expo” with the participation of nearly 100 businesses in early December. On the same day, Ambassador Thanh announced a plan to develop the brand of Vietnamese frozen passion fruit in the Australian market. He said that three tons of the fruit are being shipped to Australia. This shipment will soon arrive at the Australian port in the coming days, marking the first time …

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Despite decades of economic growth, Asia-Pacific accounts for about two-thirds of the world's 2 billion informal workers, in sectors from industry to agriculture, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). The rate of informal employment across the region, including those in part-time and temporary jobs without social protection, is on average 68 percent of the workforce. That poses a challenge to Asian governments seeking to shift to a low-carbon economy and employ a larger share of labor in areas such as renewable energy, officials told an ILO forum on the theme of "just transition" this week. Amina Maharjan, an expert on livelihood and migration in Nepal with the non-profit International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, said it was important to ensure informal workers do not simply lose their traditional livelihoods. Laborers work at the construction site of a residential complex on the outskirts of Kolkata, India January 23, 2016. Photo by …

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Fishing vessels in Ninh Hải District in central coastal province of Ninh Thuận. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs to carry out practical measures to manage and reduce marine plastic waste to ensure sustainable development of the fishery industry, according to experts at a workshop held in Hà Nội yesterday. “Given the resources depletion and impacts of climate change, it is important to develop the circular economy to ensure sustainable development,” said Nguyễn Thanh Tùng, head of Việt Nam’s Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning. He added that Việt Nam needs to manage and recycle plastic waste and that measures to tackle the plastic waste issues require the Government, local authorities, social and international organisations and stakeholders and individuals all working together. The workshop was held by the Việt Nam’s Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning and the UNDP Vietnam, aiming to share and exchange information on the current status of plastic …

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A Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel monitors fishing vessels in the waters adjacent to the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and China held the 15th round of negotiations of the working group on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and the 12th round of talks of the working group for consultation on cooperation for mutual development at sea, both in the form of videoconference, on December 1. Gulf of Tonkin and cooperation for mutual development at sea in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which both Vietnam and China are parties. China " in 2011, maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea), and respecting international law. VNA …

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Online Friday 2021 to open on December 3 The Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on November 26 announced an e-commerce week and the Vietnam Online Shopping Day – Online Friday 2021. The Online Shopping Week will be held from November 27 to December 5 while the Vietnam Online Shopping Day – Online Friday 2021 is scheduled for December 3 nationwide. Vietnam will work toward incorporating its Online Shopping Day with the online shopping event in the region to catch up with trans-border e-commerce trend as well as step up cashless payment, thus laying a foundation for authorities to suggest policies in support of enterprises in promotional activities. Consumers across the country could visit the website https://onlinefriday.vn and Online Friday app to acquire information about discounts and promotion programmes by participating firms and shop at websites and apps of others. The online shopping day was started in 2014./. …

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